Children are one of the most fun subjects to photograph, many people quote the old phrases “never work with children or animals” but I don’t agree.
I am a father to 3 young children, and spend a large proportion of my time photographing portraits of children – so I am very experienced at getting the most out of children. This means they enjoy their time, they relax and be themsleves – thus giving us great portraits full of character.
Children should be children, if that means they are laughing and joking, even being a bit silly – thats fine, we can work with that easily. They can bring their favourite toys or any props that can make the shoot personal to them – this can help them feel at home, it also adds a lovely dimension to the photographs.
Some children are very shy when they first arrive. In this situation we forget the photograhy for quite some time and focus on making them feel at home and relaxed forgetting that they are going to be photographed, quite often we’ll get them involved in helping set up or play a game to help take their mind off things. From there starting the photography and keeping them happy just works.
Keep their clothing nice and relaxed, their normal vibrant clothes will work great. They don’t suddenly need to wear a shirt and trousers, or jeans and white T-shirts, it works better if they are just allowed to be themselves. Click here for help with what to wear and props/accessories. Visit our Gallery to see examples of our portraits of children, click here
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